CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
The Renunciation of Kardama Muni
TEXT 1
मैत्रेय उवाच
निर्वेदवादिनीमेवं मनोर्दुहितरं मुनिः । दयालुः शालिनीमाह शुक्लामिव्याहतं सरन् ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca nirveda-vādinīm evam manor duhitaram muniḥ dayāluḥ śālinīm āha śuklābhivyāhṛtam smaran
maitreyaḥ—the great sage Maitreya; uvāca—said; nirveda-vādinīm—who was speaking words full of renunciation; evam—thus; manoḥ—of Svāyambhuva Manu; duhitaram—to the daughter; muniḥ—the sage Kardama; dayāluḥ—merciful; śālinīm—who was worthy of praise; āha—replied; śukla—by Lord Viṣṇu; abhivyāhṛtam—what was said; smaran—recalling.
TRANSLATION
Recalling the words of Lord Viṣṇu, the merciful sage Kardama replied as follows to Svāyambhuva Manu's praiseworthy daughter, Devahūti, who was speaking words full of renunciation.
TEXT 2
ऋषिरुवाच
मा खिदो राजपुत्रीत्थमात्मानं प्रत्यनिन्दिते । भगवांस्तेऽक्षरो गर्भमदूरात्सम्प्रपत्स्यते ॥ २ ॥
ṛṣir uvāca mā khido rāja-putrītham ātmānam praty anindite
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